Gonna be a close call from Tropical Storm Earl

From the National Weather Service, via WeatherUnderground.com.

• "Earl has become better organized this morning … All of the intensity guidance shows additional intensification during the next few days.

• "On the forecast track … the center of Earl could approach the northern Leeward Islands on Sunday night.

• "Earl could become a hurricane by tonight or Sunday. Tropical storm force winds extend outward up to 85 miles…140 km mainly to the north of the center."

StormCarib.com's "How Close Will it Come" tool now shows Earl's winds within 175 miles of St. John.